U.S. presents proposals for major water cuts on Colorado River

The White House is proposing major water cuts to save the Colorado River

California, Arizona and Nevada could face major water cuts in the plan proposed by the Joe Biden administration to save the Colorado River affected by more than 20 years of droughts

US presents proposals for major water cuts on Colorado River

The stakes of this decision are high for California, which receives the largest share of water from the Colorado River. An across-the-board cut could hit California harder, particularly agricultura…

Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other major cities could face huge water cuts in feds' proposed plan to save the Colorado River

The Biden administration on Tuesday released a highly anticipated analysis of the Colorado River crisis that paints a dire picture of what that river system's collapse would portend for the West's major cities, farmers and Native tribes.

Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and other major cities could face huge water cuts in fed's proposed plan to save the Colorado River

(CNN) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday released a highly anticipated analysis of the Colorado River crisis that paints a dire picture of what that river system's collapse would portend for the West's major cities, farmers and Native tribes. In the draft analysis, the US Interior Department's Bureau of Reclamation offers two different scenarios for how to slash water usage should the levels in Lakes Mead and Powell continue to plummet, with…

White House Suggests Colorado River Cuts Be Spread Evenly Among States

After months of fruitless negotiations between the states that depend on the shrinking Colorado River, the Biden administration on Tuesday proposed to put aside legal precedent and save what’s left of the river by evenly cutting water allotments, reducing the water delivered to California, Arizona and Nevada by as much as one-quarter.

Bill comes due: Here's how feds plan to curb Arizona, Southwest states' Colorado River usage

Three water cut possibilities were put forward in the Bureau of Reclamation's SEIS released Tuesday. Here's what each plans to do.